In a March 4 letter to a Palm Bay detective, Archer wrote that Wright "acted lawfully under the circumstances" and that Kane and Pino were engaged in an armed burglary of a dwelling.

According to authorities, shortly after 1 a.m. they were called to the home in the 600 block of Thuringer Street Northwest on reports of shots being fired.

According to Wright, the men had a weapon and were extremely aggressive.

"The homeowners had met the deceased individuals through a mutual acquaintance and at some point the individuals tried to force their way into the house, is what we are being told," said Palm Bay Police Chief Doug Muldoon. "The homeowners were a little concerned and subsequently defended themselves and shot those individuals."

2 NEWS AT NOON" IN HIGH DEFINITION. WELL, NOW THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AFTER TWO MEN WERE SHOT DEAD INSIDE OF A BREVARD COUNTY HOME. GOOD AFTERNOON I'M MEREDITH McDONOUGH. I'M AIXA DIAZ. THAT HOMEOWNER CLAIMS THEY SHOT THE MEN IN SELF-DEFENSE AS THEY TRIED ENTERING THE HOME IN PALM DAY OVERNIGHT. WESH 2'S DAN BILLOW IS LIVE AT THAT HOUSE. SO DAN, HAS ANYONE BEEN ARRESTED HERE YET? Reporter: NO, NO ARRESTS YET. POLICE RIGHT NOW ARE SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT SEARCHING THE HOME WHERE IT HAPPENED WHERE THOSE TWO MEN WERE SHOT IN AN EFFORT TO TRY TO ANSWER THE BIGGEST QUESTION THAT THEY HAVE. WE ARE BEING ON TOLD THAT THEY WERE ARMED WITH SOMETHING THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY ARMED WITH. IT WAS JUST AFTER ONE:00 A.M. WHERE TWO OTHER MEN ROOMMATES ARE LIVING. POLICE AREN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED BUT THE STORY FROM THE ROOMMATES IS THAT THE TWO WHO ARRIVED WERE TRYING TO FORCE THEIR WAY IN. THOSE TWO, 26-YEAR-OLD SEAN PENO AND 21-YEAR-OLD DYLAN CANE ARE NOW DEAD. CRIME SCENE TECHNICIANS ARE INSIDE THE HOUSE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE THAT YOU COULD SUPPORT OR DISPROVE THE STORY TOLD BY THE SHOOTER, 23-YEAR-OLD STEPHEN RICE. A FRIEND BACKS HIM UP. THEY'RE GOOD KIDS. THEY ARE ELECTRONIC AND STUFF. I BELIEVE THEY WERE DEFENDING THEMSELVES. THEY'RE NOT THE TYPE OF PEOPLE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. POLICE HAVE MADE NO ARRESTS. THEY HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE SECOND MAN WHO LIVES IN THE HOUSE. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY WERE NOT TROUBLEMAKERS. I MEAN THIS IS SUCH A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS. I MEAN WE GOT KIDS PLAYING, NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED IT'S ALWAYS QUIET AROUND HERE. WE BELIEVE RIGHT NOW THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE TWO SHOOTING VICTIMS FROM THE HOUSE. AGAIN, THE WEAPON WHATEVER WEAPON THOSE VICTIMS MAY HAVE HAD WITH THEM WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF WEAPON THAT MAY HAVE BEEN. WE'RE EXPECTING MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION FROM POLICE AROUND 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON.